15 Must-See Architecture in the City Centre of Helsinki, Finland

Kevin Hui and Andrew Maynard sharing 15 (or more) of the best and must-see architecture to see in the city centre of Helsinki, Finland.
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[@oliverlondon5246]

Just been convinced to take a city break in Helsinki

[@Archimarathon]

💪

[@mdataullah222]

wow😮 supper 👌nice 💯 Dhaka🇧🇩 to Helsinki 🇫🇮 I miss You 😰

[@sampohonkala4195]

When in Helsinki, you should visit a sauna and swim in the Baltic Sea. For architects, the proper place would either be Löyly by Avanto Architects or Lonna by OOPEAA. Other than that, if you walk as far as the marble office building by the sea by Aalto in Katajanokka, you might as well walk a few blocks further to the Jugend / Art Nouveau area with several buildings by Saarinen senior and the less known designers of that period - it is a very well preserved area built entirely in that single style. The island also has some bars, restaurants and cafes on the northern seafront, so you will survive the walk.

[@Archimarathon]

Yes we go to Löyly. But this episode is about Helsinki city centre

[@sampohonkala4195]

@@Archimarathon Ok, for someone that has been living in Katajanokka for over 30 years Löyly is in the city centre. Maybe the distance from Stockmann's is a bit too much, but the seafront is considered part of the centre a bit further than other directions. And maybe I have bias as I used to work with the architects a long time ago.

[@MrLincoln07]

very educational...will surely be visiting Finland someday. Thanks for the briefing guys. Cheers!

[@josmaple5171]

Hello guys, I have not watched one of your videos for about a year… this was a lovely format and pace for weekend coffee. Off the cuff on Aalto’s hall, I think that was a master plan in his office with some strange budget, scope and timings issues. From memory the office was engaged for the master plan, then with short notice given a handful of buildings to design, then had one or two removed from the firms scope… the. With the hall I believe (along the lines of) that it had been given approval at a later design stage and then had a large budget reduction and a short timeframe to turn around CD’s. Not the ingredients for a firms finest work.

[@wesleywong1738]

Best architecture firm in the world!

[@Archimarathon]

SMH

[@joshuamcbeath69]

Can't believe Kevin hates Aalto! 🤣 Thanks for another amazing episode and the chance to be a part of my very first studio audience wooooooow!

[@Archimarathon]

Sure. Listen to that Maynard character.

[@arnasagen8077]

Fantastic audience!!

[@joshuamcbeath69]

@@Archimarathon Hey Siri, Where's my Maynard?!

[@jamzyhuh2597]

Helsinki is definitely on the travel list now 😂

[@Archimarathon]

Good to hear

[@sampohonkala4195]

A bit of a sideline, but as you picked the museums Amos Rex and Kiasma, one should also acknowledge the third corner of the small museum triangle, Ateneum, diagonally across the street from the railway station. Desingned by Theodor Höijer and completed in1887 it is the National Gallery building, extended in 1991 by LPR ARK. Höijer is the #1 architect of the late 1800's in Finland and also the extension is quite nice. Maybe nothing unique compared to museum buildings of that time anywhere in Europe, but the collection is good and you are already there, it is between the station and the Academic bookstore.

[@markpage5400]

An arch in an arch is a good detail in this archimarathon episode. Great work guys

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Dev1nci]

Congratulations on your award. Well deserved! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@urbancolab]

this is a great summary of how architecture fits within context.

[@brucelay3012]

Turku is also great including its crazy art nouveau - Bruce Lay

[@GreatCityAttractions]

A very useful guide - well done.

[@Archimarathon]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GreatCityAttractions]

yes - keep up the great work. @@Archimarathon

[@gabybordino6024]

Great episode! Gosh I’d love to go to Helsinki some day and visit all these amazing things. Thanks for the video and I can’t wait for more Finland episodes to come (I could never imagine Kevin hating Aalto! Gosh you never get to know someone 😂😂)

[@Archimarathon]

Yes more finland episodes to come

[@gabybordino6024]

@@Archimarathon cool!! So happy to hear that

[@SamGiles]

Oh I adore Helsinki, such a fascinating city! Thank you for sharing.

[@Archimarathon]

Yes it’s wonderful but not as visited as other cities in Europe or the Nordic countries.

[@qwertyqwerty-ek7dy]

10:35 The controversy does not come from the location alone but rather from the destruction of the building that it replaced. The original building was called Norrmén house, by Theodor Höijer.

[@cosmos964]

Thanks for this tour and Congratulations for the nomination . U r definitely the best architects in the world

[@Archimarathon]

🤘

[@rr7firefly]

Great to see KIASMA so beautifully documented. Thank you.

[@jamzyhuh2597]

Another great video, with great explanations

[@Archimarathon]

Just scratching the surface.

[@joshuamcbeath69]

DARUDE - SANDSTORM (KEVIN HUI REMIX) INCOMINGGGGGGG!!!!

[@Archimarathon]

Dööt dööt dööt dööt dööt

[@MiguelClimbs]

More of this type of content guys! Thanks for the tour 🙌 I would love to climb that Biennial.

[@Archimarathon]

Wow first comment! You must have been watched it the moment it came out

[@MiguelClimbs]

@@Archimarathon It was up for 30 seconds when I started watching it 😸

[@Archimarathon]

@@MiguelClimbs true fan!!

[@fortuna7469]

Cool video, thank you!

[@optimaforever]

Very interesting video, you craqueurs! 🤜🤛

[@Archimarathon]

Craqueur!!!

[@juniwalker415]

Such a great trip with lots of amazing architecture ! Will you possible make an episode about the latest built nsw gallery sydney modern by SANAA ? it would be very interesting to see how your experience and talk about it !

[@Archimarathon]

Well I need to get Andrew there. Personally I am not thrilled by it during my visit so I don’t want to be negative but instead celebrate th positive

[@lvchlvn]

I've been waiting for this video, and it did not disappoint. I have had a bit of an obsession with Finnish architecture following the presentation. The calibre of amazing work in Finald is quite incredible. In particular, although not in Helsinki, is Dipoli by Raili and Reima Pietilä. Breathtaking.

[@Archimarathon]

Dipoli is in Helsinki. Just not the city centre. It’s a few stops on the metro.

[@lvchlvn]

Thanks, @@Archimarathon, of course, across the bay to the East. Silly me.

[@sandwichmaker1289]

@@Archimarathon it's actually technically in Espoo but yes it's not far.

[@mdhazeldine]

Video idea: "15 reasons why you should hate Alvar Aalto". It would go viral. lol

[@Archimarathon]

😂

[@Nynke_K]

This one's going in my Travel folder :). Now I keep wondering what that award smells like (what type of wood is it made of?)

[@Archimarathon]

Finnish sauna wood

[@Nynke_K]

@@Archimarathon lol - from the Finnish sauna tree

[@Archimarathon]

Naturally

[@Itamar-zn9fu]

Hey! planning my trip there right now. Would you make a video discussing the impact of midjourney and other AI visual engine on the architecture field ? Mainly on the process of developing a concept. Thanks:)

[@ymyone]

Great work guys, yes being an Finn born in Australia I have managed to visit 12 times 😀.

[@Archimarathon]

Cool! I just managed to beat you by 1 extra time, which is this recent 2022 tour where all this footage came from.

[@ymyone]

@@Archimarathon I might be one up on you because I bought back a Finnish bride on one of my trips 😅

[@Archimarathon]

@@ymyone are you in Melbourne?

[@ymyone]

@@Archimarathon No I live in Hervey Bay Qld. I have a passion for architecture just no opportunity to do much with it. I have just designed an out door sauna with a roof top garden in poured insitu concrete roof and concrete blocks. Why did you think I was in Melbourne?

[@Archimarathon]

Was just wondering if you were, are you in the Finnish community.

[@TheJisa]

you guys forgot to mention the Finnish sauna ! there are plenty of nice ones scattered around, both authentic and modern .. otherwise, the video was spot on!

[@TheJisa]

Oh, I just finished the video and saw the Sauna part! :D

[@Archimarathon]

Coming out in the next couple of days

[@tissot233]

So interesting. Was the episode on churches coming up as well?

[@Archimarathon]

It will be

[@arnasagen8077]

The Return of the Deflated Basketball!!! I was wondering where it was currently hiding! Also, why do you hate Aalto, Kevin?!? 😂

[@Archimarathon]

You actually believe that Maynard guy?

[@arnasagen8077]

@@Archimarathon So the Dezeen Award doesn’t smell like a Finnish sauna?! 😂

[@computationdesign]

kevin don't hate alvar plzzzzz thank u once again "Maynard architects congratulations"

[@Kerppu68]

10:30 The marble building is a true crime. A very beautiful old palace was destroyed because of that ugly cube. Not an Aalto fan either

[@Archimarathon]

There are parts of me that likes it as it was one of the first buildings I saw whilst disembarking the Silja ferry many years ago. There are some very beautiful proportions and elegant bits. But yes it’s placement I do find it troublesome.

[@sampohonkala4195]

@@Archimarathon The controversy in Finland is due to the fact that a rather fine building by Theodor Höijer was demolished to give space for the new office building. During that time, also the building next to it was supposed to be demolished and the lot built - the reason for no windows in the Aalto building on that side - but later the old coin factory was preserved and now the Aalto building stands a bit lonely. Other than that, I don't find the result troublesome. Of course more than 30 years living on that island makes me rather used to how the building is.

[@Archimarathon]

@@sampohonkala4195 Thanks for the extra information

[@stevenkeller3047]

You boys are silly. But good vid on the things to see.

[@Dev1nci]

Yeah Kevin how could you?! 😂😂😂

[@Archimarathon]

🙄

[@fritz4345]

That award is made out of recycled Finnish saunas. As always great content.

[@tahlilianah]

Omg Kevin hates Aalto?!

[@Archimarathon]

Totes (apparently)

[@nycmubiphotography5090]

Map 0:35

[@dingus153]

KEVIN HATES AALTO?!? (exposed + not clickbait + gone sexual + real)

[@Archimarathon]

Shhhhhhhhhh

[@OlafsLeftArm]

Personal opinion: Aaltos are probably the most over rated Finnish architects/designers. Beautiful shapes and interesting spaces, but the functional aspect is just dog s**t so often. Its the same thing with the famous Aalto vase. Its a beautiful object, but you need an ungodly amount of flowers to fill it or the flowers will just stick all over the place.

[@sidp5381]

No, we know what you want is the most western city of Russia Helsinki